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After yakuza boss Kurata (Ryuji Kita) dissolves his own criminal empire, a rival kingpin offers a position to Kurata's top operative, Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo (Tetsuya Watari).
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A 1966 yakuza gangster thriller with a pop-art look by the formidable B-movie director Seijun Suzuki. Full Review | Jan 1, 2000. Rotten Tomatoes, home of the Tomatometer, is the most trusted ...
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In this jazzy gangster film, reformed killer Tetsu’s attempt to go straight is thwarted when his former cohorts call him back to Tokyo to help battle a rival gang. Director Seijun Suzuki’s onslaught of stylized violence and trippy colors is equal parts Russ Meyer, Samuel Fuller, and Nagisa Oshima—an anything-goes, in-your-face rampage. Tokyo Drifte...
Criterion gives Seijun Suzuki’s out-there Yakuza flick Tokyo Driftera much needed upgrade on Blu-ray, presenting the film in its original aspect ratio of 2.35:1 on this dual-layer disc in a new 1080p/24hz transfer. The original DVD from 1999 was a mess; I assume it was a poorly done port from their original Laserdisc edition. It was laced with halo...
The lossless PCM mono track also improves upon the DVD’s (which was, not surprisingly, poor itself) but the sound quality is still rough. There’s still an edge to everything and dialogue sounds incredibly distorted in places. Music is also uneven, with a heavy tinny sound, and the title song comes off far more grating because of it. The DVD’s track...
Criterion ports over everything (or I should say, the one thing) from the DVD edition and only adds on a theatrical trailer and a new interview with director Seijun Suzuki and assistant director Masami Kuzuu. Unfortunately this new feature, recorded this past summer, is only 12-minutes long and also feels to have been rushed through; in what could ...
The supplements are slight and because of this the edition feels overpriced at an MSRP of $39.95, butthose waiting for a stellar transfer to replace Criterion’s previous eyesore will be very pleased. Despite some minor issues it does look fantastic! BUY AT:
83 minutes. Country. Japan. Language. Japanese. Tokyo Drifter (東京流れ者, Tōkyō nagaremono) is a 1966 yakuza film directed by Seijun Suzuki. The story follows the reformed yakuza hitman "Phoenix" Tetsu, played by Tetsuya Watari, who is forced to roam Japan while avoiding execution by rival gangs.
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 7.3 /10 (5,736 votes) Tetsu has joined his yakuza boss in going straight, but when a rival gang threatens to bring them back into the gang wars, Tetsu must become a drifter to keep the pressure off his old boss. ( IMDb ) Critical reception:
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May 4, 2015 · A colorful riot of an action drama, Tokyo Drifter, like many of Suzuki's films, transforms a standard gangster film plot into a vehicle for his own loopy brand of filmmaking, featuring gorgeous cinematography, unconventional storytelling techniques, and a dark sense of humor.
